At St Gerard’s we believe that our
job is to help our children develop a love of maths as well as a
good understanding of what they are doing.

The new curriculum gives us the
opportunity to teach children using a mixture of practical
activities as well as written work. We work hard to ensure
that the children can see links between what they do in school and
everyday life; for example counting in 10’s and knowing number
bonds to 10, helps the children to mentally calculate money and
measurements.

To help the children to calculate,
we give them targets that build their mental skills which in turn
will help them to do formal written
calculations.

We have also run Calculation
Clinics in school for both parents and children so that everyone
can work together to help the children grow in confidence.
Please check the newsletter for the latest sessions or speak to Mrs
Hudson if you would like any more information.

Maths can be scary for some
children and parents and we always reassure the children that maths
can be difficult but if you keep practising you will get
better.

Games are a really good way to
encourage this, both on the internet and board games. The
children will be given log-ons for Abacus and Sumdog so that
the can have free access to games linked to their learning in
school however there are lots of other free sites available, have a
look round and above all - HAVE FUN WITH MATHS!!